Supporting-post.



B. E. RUDD.

SUPPORTING POST.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8, 1010.

Patented Sept. 13,1910.

% Allornry:

I WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BERTRAND E. RUDD, 0F HARRISON, MICHIGAN.

SUPPORTING-POST.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BERTRAND E. RUDD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Harrison, in the county of Clare and State of Michigan, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Supporting-Posts, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to supporting posts adapted for use as hitchingposts or for supporting mail boxes, for instance in rural districts, andmy object is to provide a strong device which will be of neat appearanceand inexpensive.

In the accompanying drawing, which shows my invention, Figure 1 is anelevation of my post. Fig. 2 is a vertical section therethrough, and,Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the ring bolt or hitching loop.

Referring to these figures, my invention includes the provision of anupright post formed of an angle bar 10, centrally split at its upper endto provide extensions 1.1 which are bent at right angles thereto andinwardly upon one another to form a closed upper end for the post. Theseextensions, as shown in Fig. 2, are provided with central registeringthreaded openings 12 and are rigidly connected by rivets 13 uponopposite sides of said openings 12. The lower end of bar 10 islongitudinally split for a short distance into three strips 1 1 whichare bent angularly and outwardly and are twisted intermediate theirlength to strengthen the same. At their free ends strips 1 1 have flatangular extensions 15 for engagement between spaced ribs 16 upstandingfrom a circular base plate 17 through which said extensions are boltedby bolts 18. The bar 10 is also provided with longitudinal slots 19 inits angular portions extending downwardly from a point adjacent itsupper end. Thus Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 8, 1910.

Patented Sept. 13, 1910. Serial No. 537,047.

mail boxes of certain types may be bolted through the top formed byextensions 11, while those of other types have their bolts extendingthrough the slots 19.

The hitching ring shown in Fig. 3 is employed when the post is utilizedas a hitching post, and comprises a bolt having a threaded shank 20 forengagement in the threaded openings 12 at the top of the post, andprovided with an enlarged flattened head 21 through which a ring 22 isfastened.

I claim:

1. A post of the character described comprising an angle bar centrallysplit at its upper end to provide extensions, said extensions being bentinwardly and overlapping one another, and provided with alined openingstherethrough, and a hitching device embodying a threaded bolt engagingthrough said alined openings whereby to hold said device and, at thesame time, secure said overlapping extensions together.

2. A post of the character described comprising an angle bar havinglongitudinal slots intermediate its ends and centrally split at itsupper end to provide extensions, said extensions being bent inwardly andoverlapping one another and being secured together to form a closed topand provided with alined threaded openings, and a hitching devicecomprising a bolt having a threaded shank to engage within said openingsand provided with an enlarged flattened head, and a hitching ringfastened through said head.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BERTRAND E. RUDD.

Witnesses:

PITT DE BAIR, RICHARD O. STILLWELL.

